Applicator for hair

ABSTRACT

An applicator for cleansing and conditioning hair is provided comprising a brush and a removable pad.

United States Patent Blackett, Jr.

[ 51 Sept. 3, 1974 APPLICATOR FOR HAIR {76] Inventor: Hill Blackett,Jr., 811 Prospect Ave., Winnetka, 111. 60093 [22] Filed: Nov. 9, 1972[21] Appl No.: 305,155

[52] US. Cl. 132/85 [51] Int. Cl A45d 44/18 [58] Field of Search 132/85,9, 120; 15/87,

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,299,296 10/1942 Bahle132/12 U 3,005,219 10/1961 Miller .4 15/98 3,0843 74 4/1963 Ziegler3,133,546 5/1964 Dent 132/12 U Primary Examiner-G. E. McNeil] Attorney,Agent, or Firm-Johnston, Keil, Thompson & Shurtleff [5 7 ABSTRACT Anapplicator for cleansing and conditioning hair is provided comprising abrush and a removable pad.

7 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures APPLICATOR FOR HAIR BACKGROUND There is aneed in the art for new and different ways of applying materials to hairand of cleansing and conditioning hair. Brushes and various other meanshave heretofore been used but leave much to be desired. Thus, in the useof an ordinary hair brush the bristles become dirty and entangled withhair and have to be cleaned frequently.

OBJECTS One of the objects of this invention is to provide a new andimproved applicator and method of cleansing and conditioning hair.

A further object is to provide a new and improved applicator comprisinga brush and a disposable pad which can be applied to and removed fromthe brush.

Another object is to provide an applicator comprising a brush and aremovable pad which makes it possible to use the brush for certainpurposes in conditioning and cleansing hair without contaminating thebristles throughout the brush.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptionin conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

THE DRAWING In the drawing:

FIG. I is a view in perspective illustrating the use of the applicatorof the invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an applicator embodying the invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view partly in section taken along the line 3,3 ofFIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a pad which is employed as a component of theapplicator illustrated in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a container illustrating the manner inwhich the pads of FIG. 4 can be packed in a jar; and

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of an individual packet made of foilor other suitable material illustrating another way of packaging thepads.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the invention atwo-component applicator is provided which comprises self-supportingbristles made of plastic or other suitable material and extendingoutwardly from said brush or applicator in a predetermined pattem and aremovable pad having apertures therein arranged in the same pattem assaid bristles so that when said pad is mounted transversely on the outerends of said bristles the latter will penetrate said apertures and holdsaid pad in place during use but permit the ready removal of andreplacement of said pad merely by pulling said pad outwardly away fromsaid bristles.

An applicator of the type described is used for cleansing andconditioning hair by brushing the hair with the removable pad mounted onthe brush or applicator so that the bristles which extend through theperforations in the pad separate the strands of hair and the padcontacts the hair, thereby removing oil, grease and dirt, or, ifdesired, by using an impregnated pad, the hair can be conditioned, dyedor otherwise treated, depending upon the type of impregnating agent.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the embodiment of the inventionillustrated in FIG. 2 an applicator brush 1 having a handle 2 and abristle supporting member 3 which can be made of plastic or any othersuitable material contains bristles 4 mounted in the bristle supportingmember 3 and extending outwardly therefrom.

A pad 5 made of cloth, felted cellulose fibers or other absorbentmaterial, and containing perforations 6 is mounted on bristles 4 withthe bristles penetrating the apertures or perforations in the pad so asto hold the pad in place. The bristles which penetrate the apertures orperforations of the pad 5 preferably extend through the other side tothe extent of at least 1/16 inch and usually within the range of 1/16inch to inch, so that the portions of the bristles which extend throughthe pad serve to separate the strands of hair in the use of theapplicator. In FIG. 3 the strands of hair 7 are illustrated in phantom.The bristles 4 or a predetermined number of the bristles 4 can beprovided with an offset portion 8 to limit the extent to which the endsof the bristles pass.

The pad 5 can be circular as shown in FIG. 4 or can be of any othergeometric configuration depending upon the geometic configuration of thebristles mounted in brush 1.

The perforations 6 in pad 5 can be concentrically arranged as shown inFIG. 4 or they can be arranged in any other predetermined pattemdepending upon the arrangement of the bristles 4 mounted in brush 1.

The pads 5 are readily removable and reversible so that both sides ofthe pad can be used. It is also possible to prepare the pad in a formwhere one side is impregnated with a conditioning material and the othercontains no additive, the two sides preferably being separated by abarrier layer such as, for example, a plastic sheet material ofpolyethylene or polypropylene or a metal foil.

The pads can be packaged in a superposed arrangement in any suitabletype container, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 5 where a circularcontainer 9 is employed which is provided with a lid 10 to hold thepads. The pads can also be packaged individually or in multiples in aplastic or foil package such as that illustrated in FIG. 6 where thepackage ll containing one or more pads 5 is sealed on opposite sides12,12.

The applicator is used by brushing the hair as shown in FIG. 1. Where itis desired merely to cleanse the hair, plain pads are used or padsimpregnated with a solvent are employed so that dirt and grime in thehair is removed on the pad. Where it is desired to condition the hair,the pads are impregnated with various hair conditioners such as, forexample, dyes, rinses, setting agents, hair spray, materials to impartantistatic properties to the hair, and the like.

Inasmuch as the pads are usually made of inexpensive materials such aspaper or cloth and are reversible they can be used at a relatively lowcost. Furthemiore, they are readily disposable.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. A two-component hair brush comprising selfsupporting bristles made ofplastic or other suitable material and extending outwardly from saidbrush in a predetermined pattern and a removable pad having aperturestherein arranged in the same pattern as said bristles so that when saidpad is mounted transversely on the outer ends of said bristles thelatter will penetrate through said apertures sufficiently to separatestrands of hair and hold said pad in place during use but permit theready removal of and replacement of said pad merely by pulling said padoutwardly away from said bristles.

2. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which said pad is made from anabsorbent material capable of removing oil and dirt from hair.

3. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which said pad is impregnated with ahair conditionen 4. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which said pad isreversible.

5. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which said bristles extend throughsaid apertures in said pad 1/ 16 inch to A inch.

6. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which at least some of said bristlescontain an offset portion to limit the penetration of the bristlesthrough said apertures.

ficiently to separate the strands of hair and the pad contactsthe hair,and thereafter removing said pad from said brush.

1. A two-component hair brush comprising self-supporting bristles madeof plastic or other suitable material and extending outwardly from saidbrush in a predetermined pattern and a removable pad having aperturestherein arranged in the same pattern as said bristles so that when saidpad is mounted transversely on the outer ends of said bristles thelatter will penetrate through said apertures sufficiently to separatestrands of hair and hold said pad in place during use but permit theready removal of and replacement of said pad merely by pulling said padoutwardly away from said bristles.
 2. A brush as claimed in claim 1 inwhich said pad is made from an absorbent material capable of removingoil and dirt from hair.
 3. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which saidpad is impregnated with a hair conditioner.
 4. A brush as claimed inclaim 1 in which said pad is reversible.
 5. A brush as claimed in claim1 in which said bristles extend through said apertures in said pad 1/16inch to 1/4 inch.
 6. A brush as claimed in claim 1 in which at leastsome of said bristles contain an offset portion to limit the penetrationof the bristles through said apertures.
 7. A process of cleansing andconditioning hair which comprises brushing the hair with a brush havinga perforated pad mounted transversely of bristles extending outwardlyfrom said brush and through said perforations so that when the brush isapplied to the hair the bristles extend through the perforations in saidpad sufficiently tO separate the strands of hair and the pad contactsthe hair, and thereafter removing said pad from said brush.